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VOLUME 41 NO. 1 SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE CHANGE OF COMMAND Heroes with Humility Welcoming SPF’s First Jubilee Baby 02 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 03 CONTENTS IT HAS BEEN 03 04 06 It Has Been a Tremendous Singapore Police Force An Instinct Worth A TREMENDOUS Privilege and Honour Change of Command Its Weight in Gold PRIVILEGE AND 07 07 HONOUR Heroes with Happenings Humility Mr Ng Joo Hee, the former Commissioner of Police, gave this speech at the Singapore Police Force Change of Command Ceremony on 5 January 2015. 08 10 11 “Men and women of the Singapore Police Force, Thank you for this parade. Singapore Police Force My View Knowing Our Organisational Chart Korean Counterparts GOODBYE oday is my last day as the Commissioner of Police. Today is also my last day as a police officer. TI joined the police as a 19-year-old while serving NS in the Army straight after “A” levels. After signing on, I immediately left to attend Oxford University in England. On finishing university, I 11 12 13 returned to Singapore and started police work without a pause. Read & Win! Twins and Triplets Welcoming SPF’s I was briefly an investigator at Clementi, before getting posted to ISD. As a young ASP, I had spent a Bring Joy First Jubilee Baby year peacekeeping in Cambodia. I was then given the task of setting up and leading the STAR Unit. After STAR, I was seconded to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. At MTI, I dealt with water policy, so it is pleasantly ironical that tomorrow I will head the PUB, Singapore’s national water agency. After MTI, I decided to go back to school, went on to Harvard University and signed another bond with the Police. 14 15 After Harvard, I came back to the police and commanded Central Police Division, became the The SPF’s Crisis 16 Police Enlist Foreign Domestic One of Us deputy director in CID, and then subsequently Director of Police Intelligence. Workers to Help Fight Crime Negotiation Unit I was then asked to leave the police again, this time to lead the Prison Service. But after only two short years in Changi, the Prime Minister decided that I should become the Commissioner of Police. It has been a tremendous privilege and honour to have been the police commissioner these five years. NOTE FROM THE TEAM COMMITTEE For five years, my only motivation for coming to work every morning has been the grave responsibility that I have for the more than 10,000 officers in our police force, and for our mission of safeguarding A new year represents a fresh start and a new beginning. Here at Police Life, Editorial Advisor public safety in Singapore. AC Melvin Yong we will be introducing new segments to freshen up your reading experience. When I am finally done at the end of today, I would have completed 29.5 years as a police officer. Chief Editor Starting from this issue, expect to hear more perspectives – from the DAC Tan Tin Wee This is a long time. plans and aspirations of key officers in the Force (page 3) to snippets of Senior Editor Today, I say goodbye to the SPF and to every policeman and policewoman. the experiences of those undertaking lesser-publicised roles in the Force Ms Leena Rajan (page 15) to the recounting of quirky habits and encounters of various I bid you a fond farewell. And I wish that every one of you will have enriching careers, and live long and happy lives. officers (page 16). We are even giving the objects and equipments we use Editor Ms Tham Yee Lin or encounter daily a chance to “voice” their own views (page 10)! Journalists The community, being our valuable partners in making Singapore the safest Ms Chew Si Lei Jinnie THANK YOU place in the world, also get recognised on page 14. Be it our regular taxi uncle, SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue Fellow officers, I also want to say thank you. SC Mok Wen Jie the dedicated Crime Prevention Ambassador or a Neighbourhood Watch I want to thank each and every police officer. Zone member, their voices are heard and efforts recognised on this page. Photographers SSgt Chee Yong Tat I want to thank you for choosing to be police officers, and for choosing to continue to be police AC Melvin Yong officers. Editorial Advisor For greater interactivity and excitement, we are bringing back monthly SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue Police Life contests on page 11. As before, entering the contests will be fuss-free. We SC Mok Wen Jie I want to thank you for your commitment to the policing mission, for your devotion to our values, look forward to your active participation! Design and Production and for your dedication to your work. Redbean De Pte Ltd Finally, as we celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday, we bring you highlights Fellow officers, you are a national treasure. and updates about the Force’s role in this grand celebration, starting off with Your daily toil may often go unappreciated, but it is the stuff that produces the safety-from-crime the first SG50 Jubilee baby born to our very own officer! that we enjoy every day. With this year set to be an exciting one, we hope that you will find each issue Your collective effort is equivalent to performing a miracle for our country, every day, day after day. an interesting read, and that you will continue supporting Police Life for Truly, you are among the 10,000 that defend and protect the five million. another 50 years or more! Police Life is a publication of the Singapore Police Force. For feedback or enquiries, please write to Fellow officers, thank you for standing with me these past five years. the editorial team at [email protected]. The materials in this publication are not to be reproduced I only hope that my leadership has been worthy of your hard work and sacrifice. in whole or in part without the prior written consent of the Editorial Committee. All rights reserved. Fellow officers, good luck and Godspeed! Whilst we tried to ensure that information provided is up-to-date and accurate, the publisher will not be Goodbye and thank you.” responsible for any errors or omissions. facebook.com/singaporepoliceforce twitter.com/singaporepolice youtube.com/spfcommunityoutreach Police@SG iPhone / Android App www.police.gov.sg SSgt Chee Yong Tat 04 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 05 SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE CHANGE OF By ASP Tan Ming Jie COMMAND Public Affairs Department The new year marked a new era for the Singapore Police Force (SPF) as we welcomed our new commissioner. r Hoong Wee Teck has taken over command of SPF from Mr Ng Joo Hee as the Commissioner Mof Police (CP), in a Change of Command Ceremony held at Home Team Academy (HTA) on Monday, 5 January 2015. Mr Hoong Wee Teck, 51, has served 27 years in the SPF. He has held various leadership appointments, including that of Deputy Commissioner (Investigations and Intelligence), Director Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Director Police Intelligence Department (PID) and Commander Bedok Police Division. He has also served a stint in the then Singapore Immigration & Registration Department as Deputy Director (Enforcement). On his appointment as CP, Mr Hoong said: “It is a great honour to be in this position to lead a Force of highly committed and professional men and women. The previous Commissioners have done an excellent job in building a strong foundation of professionalism and community trust. I will continue to strengthen this foundation, and leverage technology and innovation to bring SPF’s crime fighting capabilities to a new level. Together, my officers and I will work towards realising our vision of Singapore becoming the safest city in the world.” Mr Ng Joo Hee, 48, who had led SPF for close to five years, will assume a new appointment as Chief Executive, Public Utilities Board (PUB), and concurrent Deputy Secretary (Special Duties), Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) on 6 January 2015. He will bring to PUB and MEWR his experience gleaned from 29 years of his distinguished career in SPF and MHA. We thank Mr Ng Joo Hee for his strong leadership as our Commissioner of Police and wish him every success in his next appointment. SSgt Chee Yong Tat 06 POLICE LIFE POLICE LIFE 07 HAPPENINGS Towards Responsible Drinking “Don’t drive to drink. And you’ll never drink and drive”. The STCars Anti-Drink Drive Campaign was launched on 11 December 2014 to remind AN INSTINCT HEROES the motoring community to exercise personal WORTH ITS WEIGHT WITH HUMILITY responsibility and of the dangers of driving after alcohol consumption. Family members and friends By SC (NS) Muhammad Idaffi Othman of drinkers were targeted in 2014’s campaign to help IN GOLD By SC/Cpl Gabriel Chan Duen Yue eschew drink-driving. All Is Calm, All Is Bright Sometimes, we jump at the opportunity to make monetary profits without giving it much On 2014’s Christmas Eve, nearly 400 officers from forethought. However, we must not allow greed to cloud our judgment. Here is one scenario: the Tanglin Police Division, the Special Operations Command and the Public Transport Security man donned in dirty clothes You might drag your heels upon Command (TransCom) were deployed around Clarke walks up to you and reveals hearing his request. Nonetheless, Quay and Orchard Road to ensure that everyone that he is a construction he assures you to take your time to enjoyed a peaceful Christmas celebration in town.